Proud of its friendship with Russia, India assured Russia and prevented Ukraine issue to be raised at G20 Meeting, Washington Post ha ha and ha
The newspaper was citing leaks that has exposed US’ secrets and assessment of key emerging countries such as New Delhi and Brazil that it wants to trade with
How can Indians forget the actions of that wretched Nixon who had the audacity to threaten India during 1971 Indo Pak War. Therefore India without hesitation had assured Russia in February itself that it will ensure and prevent the G7 members from raising the issue of the Ukraine conflict during the G20 meeting under New Delhi’s presidency.
USA and its cronies surely tried to exert “considerable pressure” to raise the issue but they were in no position to force the issue. No matter what and how tabloids like The Washington Post report such matters. After all a paper which 1.4 billion people of this planet do not read can only be called a tabloid!!!
The purpose of newspaper in citing documents containing United States Governments secrets leaked online through messaging platform Discord, is just not understood. Who are the people whom the Newspaper is trying to impress.
The leaks show the US assessment (very poor quality) of key emerging powers, including India, Brazil, Egypt and even failed ones like Pakistan that it wants to trade with as well as exposed a number of US government secrets, including spying on allies, the prospects for Ukraine’s conflict with Russia and the uncertainty of Taiwan’s air defences.
The leaked documents show that the meeting between India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Kumar Doval and his Russian counterpart, Nikolai Patrushev, was held on February 22 during which the Ukraine-Russia war was discussed. Indians on hearing all this from a “tabloid “ are more than happy. It only goes on to show that India charters its own path in world affairs.
A few days later on February 25, the meeting of finance chiefs of G20 economies ended without a joint statement as China and Russia opposed the inclusion of text criticising the war in Ukraine. India had in fact bluntly told delegates at the meeting to avoid using the word “war” in any official statement.
This came a day after India had abstained from voting on a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly that called for the unconditional withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine. (India did not vote against because we Indians oppose any war but then each has to fight its own Mahabharat….so Russia will decide on peace)
The Washington Times reported(we Indians feel so proud) that Doval, citing the UN resolution that India abstained from, told Russia that new Delhi “would not deviate from the principled position it had taken in the past.”
India certainly does not support any War, pointing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “now is not an era of war” comment to Russian President Vladimir Putin. However, India is fully aware as to how the Ukraine conflict has been instigated.
So New Delhi will support its friend Moscow at the UN and all other places where such support is required. It will also maintain energy and economic ties with Russia irrespective of USA and West European sanctions or threats (if they dare).
Another leaked document shows that even Hina Rabbani Khar, who is presently Pakistan’s minister of state for foreign affairs, argued in March that her country can “no longer try to maintain a middle ground between China and the United States”, according to The Washington Post.
Following the September 11 twin tower attack in America, Pakistan had received billions of dollars in US economic and security aid following but now relies heavily on China for financial aid and investment.
Another document dated February 17, shows that Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was advised by his aide that supporting the resolution criticising the war in Ukraine would show that Islamabad was leaning towards the Western powers
Citing the aide’s advice, The Washington Post reported: “Pakistan had the ability to negotiate trade and energy deals with Russia and backing the Western-backed resolution could jeopardize those ties.”
When the UN General Assembly voted on February 23, Pakistan was among the 32 countries that abstained. South Africa is another country that has supported Russia with officials telling US Secretary of State Antony Blinken they would not be bullied into making decisions that don’t suit them, the newspaper reported.
The leaked documents also show that Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, popularly known just as Lula, wanted to stand up a “world peace bloc” to mediate US and Chinese interests as well as broker an end to the fighting in Ukraine, reported The Washington Times.
Lula had angered member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization by suggesting they are dragging out the Ukraine conflict by supplying arms to Kyiv. He had also proposed that in order to achieve peace, Russia might surrender some of the territory it controls in Ukraine but retain the occupied Crimean peninsula. The prospect was dismissed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
It’s time that now every one realizes that it’s a multipolar world where India is the Pivot. Earlier this realization dawns on everyone, it will be better for the world.
